clay
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He smooths the features of the head -- which he says weighs more than a ton -- with a yellow sponge, while another craftsman adds clay to the fingers of the enormous hands.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
She has never previously been further than the quarter-finals at Roland Garros, although she did win a WTA 1,000 event on clay in Rome in 2023.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Matano beat out dozens of other artists to secure the commission to create the sculpture and, after many months, has completed a preliminary clay art form, according to the release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
The downpour turned the path—uphill, then downhill, then uphill again—into a slick mess of red clay and rock; every step had my blisters screaming in a new language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
She chopped up old termite mounds and used the clay to make pots, firing them in heaps of coals.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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